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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

[CA] Oakland Police Officer Murray Hoyle is gone now too

...He fatally shot himself, investigators said. Though they declined to give a reason, they said he may have been having some personal problems... It was the second time in slightly more than a year that an active-duty Oakland police officer took his own life...

POLICE, COMMUNITY MOURN VETERAN OAKLAND OFFICERSan Jose Mercury News / Oakland TribuneSean Maher, Harry HarrisPosted: 08/24/2009[Excerpts] Murray Hoyle, a hardworking, highly respected 28-year Oakland police department veteran, died Saturday evening in a rural area of eastern Contra Costa County, authorities said. He was 51. He fatally shot himself, investigators said. Though they declined to give a reason, they said he may have been having some personal problems. Just before 6 p.m. Saturday, he called 911 dispatchers in Contra Costa County to tell them he would do it and where they could find him. It was the second time in slightly more than a year that an active-duty Oakland police officer took his own life. In July 2008, Lt. Derrick Norfleet fatally shot himself at his Vallejo home. To a department still recovering from the March 21 killings of Sgts. Mark Dunakin, Ervin Romans and Dan Sakai and Officer John Hege, coupled with Norfleet's death, Hoyle's suicide was a shock, especially since no one had seen any signs it would happen, members of the department said. Officer Jim Gordon one of his closest friends in the department is among the mourners. "He was the last person you would expect to do this," Gordon said. "He had a gruff exterior, but he was a very warm person. He would give you the shirt off his back. He was a very dedicated police officer who had a warm heart". A burly 230-pounder who still had visible scars on his arms and leg from a fiery 1989 car wreck that almost killed him, Hoyle was the epitome of an excellent beat cop, according to fellow officers. They say that was especially true of his service in the Montclair district, where he had worked many years until transferring to another beat this year so he could spend more time with his family... [Full article here]

OAKLAND: VETERAN POLICE OFFICER COMMITS SUICIDEcbs5.comMon, 24 Aug 2009 22:16[Excerpts] ...Oakland Acting Police Chief Howard Jordan said in a statement, "The sudden loss of Officer Murray Hoyle is a shock to the department and the citizens of Oakland. He was a valuable member of our team and will be missed. Our prayers and thoughts will be with his family"... Hoyle is survived by his wife and three children, ages 22, 15 and 11. Police officials said information about funeral services for Hoyle will be announced soon... [Full article here]